NEWARK, NJ – The Rutgers Computer & Law Technology Journal and the Rutgers Institute for Professional Education will present an all-day symposium titled “Cyberbullying in America: A Discussion of Liability, Policy, and Progress” on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. The symposium is also supported by the law school’s Alumni Association.
The event is free and open to the public; however, pre-registration is required at https://ipe.rutgers.edu/ipe_reg.php?event_id=134. For those seeking CLE credit, the registration fee is $100. The program will provide 6.0 CLE credit hours (NJ, NY) and 5.0 (PA).
PROGRAM
| 9 am: | REGISTRATION |
| 10 am: | CRIMINAL PANEL: Prosecuting and Defending an Alleged Cyberbully: The Role of the Criminal Justice System in a Networked Age of Bullying Stuart P. Green, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law–Newark, moderator Hon. Glenn Berman, J.S.C. (Ret.), of counsel, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP (State v. Dharun Ravi presiding judge) William Dobbs, lawyer and activist Rubin Sinins, partner, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins (Molly Wei’s defense attorney) Brian Sinclair, assistant prosecutor, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Noon: | LUNCH |
| 12:30 pm | CIVIL PANEL: The Cost of Cyberbullying: Individuals, Webhosts, and Community Liability in a Networked Age of Bullying Paul L. Tractenberg, Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, Rutgers School of Law–Newark, moderator Emily Bazelon, senior editor, Slate; contributing writer, New York Times Magazine; and Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law, Yale Law School Elizabeth Jaffe, Associate Professor, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Shannon Cuttle, director, Anti-Bullying Initiatives, Garden State Equality |
| 2 pm | KEYNOTE: Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney General of New Jersey, “Cyberbullying in New Jersey” |
| 2:30 pm | POLICY PANEL: It Takes a Community to Stop a Cyberbully: Moving Towards a Model of Community Involvement in a Networked Age of Bullying Steven Goldstein, Esq., associate chancellor for external relations, Rutgers–Newark, moderator Bob Braun, reporter, Star-Ledger Hon. Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Assemblywoman, 37th District of New Jersey Seth M. Marnin, assistant director of legal affairs, Anti-Defamation League Joseph Romano, teacher, Irvington High School |
| 4 pm | CLOSING |
Media Contact: Janet Donohue
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E-mail: jdonohue@andromeda.rutgers.edu